Orcinus

Orcinus is a genus of large toothed whales that include a only living species: Orca (Orcinus orca).^[1] The genus include extinct species such as the Orcinus paleorca and the O. citoniensis. The O. meyeri are in dispute.^[2]

Orcinus Temporal range: Early Miocene-Recent 23–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Orcinus orca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Delphinidae
Subfamily:	Orcininae
Genus:	Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860
Type species
Delphinus orca Linnaeus, 1758
Species
†Orcinus paleorca Orcinus orca †Orcinus citoniensis †Orcinus meyeri
Synonyms
Gladiador Gray, 1870 Orca Gray, 1846 Ophysia Gray, 1868 Grampus Iredale & Troughton, 1943